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Budget week becomes caucus drama for the Conservatives

Budget week becomes caucus drama for the Conservatives

The House vor 10 Monaten

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Budget week on Parliament Hill quickly became a stunning
political drama after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre lost
two of his MPs in quick succession. One has crossed the floor to
join the Liberals and the other says he’ll resign as an MP in the
spring.

How bad is this for the Official Opposition, and where does
Poilievre go from here? Conservative strategist Kate Harrison and
Liberal strategist Marci Surkes discuss the impact on Poilievre’s
leadership, the mood in caucus and whether more departures could
follow.

Plus, Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer responds to the
caucus commotion and lays out his party’s criticism of the
budget; and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne defends
his government’s financial plan.

And: Business Council of Canada president Goldy Hyder joins
Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers in a
debate over whether this budget can spur investment and growth
without making cost-of-living concerns worse; and Sahir Khan,
co-founder and VP of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and
Democracy helps tally up a budget scorecard on how the document
has landed as a win or loss for Canadians.

This episode features the voices of:

Kate Harrison, Conservative strategist and vice chair at
Summa Strategies

Marci Surkes, former senior advisor to Justin Trudeau and
chief strategy officer at Compass Rose

Sahir Khan, co-founder of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and
Democracy

François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance

Andrew Scheer, Conservative House leader

Goldy Hyder, president of the Business Council of Canada

Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers